CABLE SUMMARY.

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CABLE SUMMARY.

The British War Office propose to create 12 additional battalions of infantry. The first act of Judge Van Wycke, the now Mayor of New York, was to replace 52 of the chief municipal officers with members of Tammany. The Russian expedition to King Menelik of Abyssinia, has reached Jibutil, but the agitation amongst the Somalia prevents it proceeding any further at present. Public opinion in Canada is hostile to the American proposal to send a military relief expedition to the Kloudyko soldfields. The feeling in Canada is "that America desires to crento an impression that the Yukon territory belongs to Alaska. The revenue of the United Kingdom for the past quarter was £27,473,000. Customs yielded £6 165,000, and excise £9,942,000. Platt-Betts, the English 'cyclist, at Newcastle, from a flying start, covered five miles in 9m.-535., the Australian record. The death is announced of General Sir James Talbet Airey. Ho entered the army in 1830. and accompanied General*Elphinstono's Afghan expedition. He fought through tho Crimean war, and was placed on the retired list in 1881. The farmers at Natal are pressing tho Government to place a duty of twopence per pound on imported frozen meat. It is expected the Government will shortly submit a scheme to de centralise the work of the War Office.